This week we look at another haunted town, Alton, Illinois. Why do you think it’s so haunted? 


 


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Sources


http://www.mcpikemansion.com/history.html


http://www.altonweb.com/history/civilwar/confed/


http://genealogytrails.com/ill/madison/alton_history.html


https://www.riversandroutes.com/blog/post/why-alton-is-americas-most-haunted-small-town/


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-most-haunted-town-in_b_12719858


https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/the-ghosts-of-alton-pt-1-mineral-springs-mall-23982.cfm


http://www.mcpikemansion.com/history.html


https://www.paranormaltaskforce.com/mcpikehistory.html


https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/illinois/North_Alton_Confederate_Cemetery.html


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton,_Illinois


https://worldpopulationreview.com/


https://madison.illinoisgenweb.org/town_histories/alton/alton.html


https://www.haynerlibrary.org/genealogy-local-history/about-genealogy-local-history


https://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Alton-Illinois.html#:~:text=Crime%20rate%20in%20Alton%2C%20IL&text=The%202019%20Alton%20crime%20rate,and%20decline%20of%20property%20crime.


https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/travel/14alton.html


https://www.riversandroutes.com/blog/post/why-alton-is-americas-most-haunted-small-town/
 
http://www.ghosthuntergirls.com/places/il/altoncitycemetery.html
 
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